目的:探讨高频超声在新生儿食管闭锁合并气管食管瘘诊断中的应用价值。方法应用 PhilipsIU22三维容积高频线阵探头,频率为5~12MHz,对18例(男10例,女8例)疑为食管闭锁气管食管瘘新生儿术前行胸部正侧位、插胃管及高频超声食管纵行扫描,观察食管闭锁超声图像表现,测量食管近远端盲端间距离,并与手术测量结果统计对照分析。结果所有患儿均获得满意的食管近远端超声图像:食管结构呈外低内高回声环,闭锁食管的上下段盲端显示清楚;上端食管盲端的位置与主动脉弓关系密切,下端食管沿左心房后方向近端延伸;所有患儿均可在同一屏幕内直接测量食管上下盲袋间的距离0.1~3.5 cm,术中测量距离为0.1~3.6 cm,两者对应差值小于0.2 cm,R =0.99,P <0.01。结论高频超声检查能够清晰显示闭锁食管上下盲端的位置、管径的大小及合并气管食管瘘情况,可以准确测量上下盲端的距离。超声检查实时性、可重复性及无创性对先天性食管闭锁气管食管瘘诊断、治疗具有广阔的临床应用前景。
Objective To evaluate the accuracy of preoperative ultrasonography (US) in depicting the structure of esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula (EA-TEF)and determine its role in planning surgical strategy by digitally measuring interpouch distance (ID).Methods A total of 1 8 neonates (10 males,8 females)with congenital EA-TEF were recruited.After obtaining chest radiographs with a coiled nasogastric tube in upper esophageal pouch,longitudinal esophageal high-frequency US was performed.The esophageal structures were displayed and the IDs measured on US images were compared with the surgical findings.The esophageal structures were displayed,and the IDs measured on US images were compared with the surgical findings.Results With the use of US, the structure of EA-TEF was accurately depicted.And the IDs detected by US correlated well with the surgical findings.Statistical analysis demonstrated no significant difference in the IDs as assessed by US and surgery (0.1-3.5 vs 0.1-3.6 cm)